What was Bill Cosby thinking…Anyone?
On Monday Cosby posted a photo of himself with a friendly “Happy Monday” on it, and issued the irresistible invitation, “go ahead, meme me.” The response was anything but the jolly cannonball splash into the pool of social media that Cosby – or his social media manager had imagined. Instead it was a “ZIP ZOP Zoobity Bop!” Big ol’ belly flop, and a warning to stay out of the pool.
Cosby is not the first to regret such an invitation. Like McDonald’s and the New York Police Department before him, Cosby received an avalanche of replies, and they were not along the lines of ‘happy Monday to you, too!’ According to CNN, the comments referenced numerous sexual abuse allegations which have doggedly followed Cosby for years. One or two could be misunderstandings or opportunists, but the number of accusations the Coz has racked up, makes even the most naive believe where there’s smoke there is fire.
By nightfall, Cosby’s original tweet had been pulled from the Web, which led to this conclusion from Jensen Karp: “If anyone is looking for a job, the Social Media Manager position for @BillCosby is about to open up.